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avert

Pronunciation: /əˈvɝt/

The English word “avert” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To turn aside or away.
  2. To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
  3. To turn away.

Etymology

From Middle English averten, adverten, from Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), from Latin āvertere, from ab + vertō (“to turn”).

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